Endoscopic mucosal resection for recurrent gastric antral vascular ectasia

Vasa - Journal of Vascular Diseases

Volumn 37, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 289-292

  Katsinelos, P ^a   Chatzimavroudis, G ^a   Katsinelos, T ^a   Panagiotopoulou, K ^a   Kotakidou, R ^a   Tsolkas, G ^a   Triantafillidis, I ^a   Papaziogas, B ^a  

^a AHEPA UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Greece)

Author keywords

Argon plasma coagulation; Endoscopic mucosal resection; Gastric antral vascular ectasia

Indexed keywords

PANTOPRAZOLE;

AGED; ARGON PLASMA COAGULATION; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; ENDOSCOPIC MUCOSAL RESECTION; ERYTHROCYTE TRANSFUSION; FEMALE; GASTRECTOMY; GASTROINTESTINAL HEMORRHAGE; GASTROSCOPY; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; IRON DEFICIENCY ANEMIA; STOMACH ANTRUM VASCULAR ECTASIA; STOMACH ULCER; HOSPITALIZATION; LASER COAGULATION; PATHOLOGY; RECURRENT DISEASE; STOMACH MUCOSA; TREATMENT FAILURE;

AGED, 80 AND OVER; ANEMIA, IRON-DEFICIENCY; FEMALE; GASTRIC ANTRAL VASCULAR ECTASIA; GASTRIC MUCOSA; GASTROINTESTINAL HEMORRHAGE; GASTROSCOPY; HUMANS; LASER COAGULATION; RECURRENCE; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; TREATMENT FAILURE;

EID: 63049114280     PISSN: 03011526     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1024/0301-1526.37.3.289     Document Type: Article

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